File X-Ray vs Metadata2Go

A web tool that reads metadata from a file you upload, part of a family of file-conversion sites.

Everything attributed to Metadata2Go below is a direct quote from its own site, linked and dated. Nothing here is our characterisation of their tool.

Where the file is processed

File X-Ray: In the browser tab. The file bytes are never sent anywhere, on any page of this site.

“The recipient of the data is our server host, who works with us within the scope of a data processing agreement.”

https://www.metadata2go.com/privacy — checked 2026-08-05

How long the file is kept

File X-Ray: It is never received, so there is nothing to keep or delete.

“At the latest, the files are physically deleted after 72 hours, no backups are made.”

https://www.metadata2go.com/privacy — checked 2026-08-05

What else is recorded about you

File X-Ray: No account, no file log. Page views are counted by Cloudflare Web Analytics, which sets no cookies and stores nothing in your browser; our CDN sees the same request data any site's does. Coordinates are sent to OpenStreetMap only when a file contains GPS and you press the button that offers to look it up, and only rounded to three decimal places.

“In addition to the data you provide as a file, we process the following data of yours during uploading and conversion: IP address date and time”

https://www.metadata2go.com/privacy — checked 2026-08-05

Where the servers are

File X-Ray: Not applicable to your file: it stays on your machine.

“The servers are located exclusively in Europe.”

https://www.metadata2go.com/privacy — checked 2026-08-05

What Metadata2Go does that this tool does not